Mound in Rathbrit, County Tipperary

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What is recorded here

Within enclosure (TS061-129003-) off-centre to N. Oval mound (dims. 10m E-W; 4.5m N-S) of earth and stone, defined by scarp (Wth 2.5m; H 0.25 at N) which is best preserved (Wth 2.7m; H 0.6m) at S and E. Scarp falls more gradually at W. According to Cahill (1982, R378) this is a possible house site.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TS061-129006

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